EP0196684B1 - Air guiding mechanism for an open roof construction, and an open roof construction provided with this air guiding mechanism - Google Patents

Air guiding mechanism for an open roof construction, and an open roof construction provided with this air guiding mechanism Download PDF

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EP0196684B1
EP0196684B1 EP86200161A EP86200161A EP0196684B1 EP 0196684 B1 EP0196684 B1 EP 0196684B1 EP 86200161 A EP86200161 A EP 86200161A EP 86200161 A EP86200161 A EP 86200161A EP 0196684 B1 EP0196684 B1 EP 0196684B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/22—Wind deflectors for open roofs

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  • the invention relates to an air guiding mechanism for an open roof construction with a sliding panel, for a vehicle having a roof opening, the mechanism comprising an air guiding strip, which is of size to be fitted at the front edge of the roof opening, a stationary member which is adapted to be secured to a vehicle roof and supports the air guiding strip, spring means coupled to the air guiding strip and the stationary member to displace the air guiding strip upwardly into an operative position when the panel is being moved to its opened position, the air guiding strip being returned to a rest position against the pressure of the spring means under action of the panel when the panel is being moved to its closed position, wherein the operative position on the air guiding strip is determined by a stop.
  • the air guiding mechanism is characterized in that the stop is carried on a blocking means interconnecting the air guiding strip and the stationary member and conteracting the force of the spring means when the air guiding strip is in its upward operative position.
  • the air guiding mechanism itself, has a stop, which is independent of the vehicle roof.
  • the stop is adjustable.
  • the operative position of the air guiding strip can very easily be adjusted to different vehicle roofs.
  • the invention relates to an open roof construction provided with the air guiding mechanism described hereinbefore.
  • the drawing illustrates an open roof construction for a vehicle, specifically an automobile, which is provided with an air guiding mechanism.
  • the fixed roof 1 of the vehicle comprises an opening 2, which can be closed by means of a sliding panel 3.
  • An air guiding strip 4 is fitted on the front side of the roof opening 2, this.
  • air guiding strip 4 comprising a central strip portion 5, which connects both sides by way of a bend 6 to a rearward bearing arm 7.
  • the central strip portion 5 as well as the bends 6 and rearward bearing arms 7 are of a substantially rigid construction and have a groove 8 in their lower surface, in which a thickening 9 of an elastic sealing section 10 is accommodated.
  • the bearing arms 7 are pivotally connected on their rear end to a gutter construction 11 of the open roof construction on both sides of the roof opening 2.
  • a gutter construction 11 To this end on each gutter construction 11 an U-shaped bearing section 12 is provided, whose rear portion is connected to a pivot shaft 13.
  • This pivot shaft 13 passes through the rear end of the respective bearing arm 7, so that the respective bearing arm 7 and thereby the whole air guiding strip 4 can pivot about this pivot shaft 13.
  • Each bearing arm 7 is provided with a recess 14 at its lower side, which recess 14 partially accommodated the bearing section 12 and further a compression spring means 15 in the downwardly pivoted position of the air guiding strip 4.
  • This compression means 15 comprises a compression spring 18, accommodated in telescopic bushes 16, 17.
  • the lower bush 16 is pivotally connected to the front portion of the bearing section 12 by means of a transverse shaft 19.
  • the upper bush 17 pivotally engages the bearing arm 7 near the front side thereof by means of a transverse shaft 20 provided in the respective bearing arm 7.
  • the bearing section 12 is not only connected to the respective bearing arm 7 of the air guiding strip 4 through the pivot shaft 13 and the telescopic bushes 16, 17 but further also by means of an adjustable blocking strip 21.
  • this blocking trip 21 is provided with a stop 22, which can be locked in the direction of the blocking strip 21 by means of a counter stop 23 formed at the upper bush 17.
  • This counter stop 23 further forms a guiding, which engages around an end portion of the blocking strip 21 provided with a stop 22 in such a way that the upper bush 17 is only movable in the longitudinal direction of this end portion of the blocking strip 21.
  • the blocking strip 21 has a slot 24 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which slot 24 is gutted for a screw 25 which further passes through a slot 26 in the bearing section 12 and through a hole in the gutter construction 11, the screw 25 clamping the blocking strip 21 onto the bearing section 12 and the bearing section 12 onto the gutter construction 11 by means of an nut 27 disposed underneath the gutter construction 11.
  • the slot 24 in the blocking strip 21 serves for adjusting the stop 22 formed on the blocking strip 21 and consequently for the height adjustment of the air guiding strip 4.
  • the slot 26 in the bearing section 12 enables the air guiding strip 4 to be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the gutter construction 11.
  • a draw spring 29 engages the rear end 28 of the blocking strip 21, that lies at the side of the slot 24 and which is bent to an upwardly and backwardly inclined direction, the draw spring 29 being connected to the bearing section 12 at its other end and exerting a rearwardly directed tensive force onto the blocking strip 21.
  • the purpose of this draw spring 29 will be elucidated hereinafter.
  • the blocking strip 21 is flexible and is guided between its ends around the lower end of the lower bush 16.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the panel 3 in its closed position, wherein a cam 30 provided on both sides underneath the panel 3 has come to engage with the respective bearing arm 7 of the air guiding strip 4 and has brought this into a downwardly pivoted position against the spring compression of the compression spring 18.
  • the adjustment of the highest or operative position of the air guiding strip 4 can be carried out as follows:
  • each draw spring 29 will keep the respective blocking strip 21 with its stop 22 in contact with the counter stop 23 of the upper bush 17, so that the slot 24 in the blocking strip 21 moves backwardly with respect to the screw 25.

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  • The invention relates to an air guiding mechanism for an open roof construction with a sliding panel, for a vehicle having a roof opening, the mechanism comprising an air guiding strip, which is of size to be fitted at the front edge of the roof opening, a stationary member which is adapted to be secured to a vehicle roof and supports the air guiding strip, spring means coupled to the air guiding strip and the stationary member to displace the air guiding strip upwardly into an operative position when the panel is being moved to its opened position, the air guiding strip being returned to a rest position against the pressure of the spring means under action of the panel when the panel is being moved to its closed position, wherein the operative position on the air guiding strip is determined by a stop.
  • In a known embodiment of such an air guiding mechanism (see DE-A-2.533.516), during the upward displacement of the air guiding strip it comes into engagement with a horizontal edge portion of the fixed roof at the front side of the roof opening, the edge portion thereby forming a stop for the air guiding strjp and determining the operative position thereof.
  • However, the problem arises that after installation of the open roof construction in the vehicle roof such edge portion is not always available, in which cases a stop for the air guiding strip is missing.
  • It is an object of the present invention to provide an open roof construction, in which the above problem is effectively solved.
  • To this end the air guiding mechanism according to the invention is characterized in that the stop is carried on a blocking means interconnecting the air guiding strip and the stationary member and conteracting the force of the spring means when the air guiding strip is in its upward operative position.
  • In this way the air guiding mechanism itself, has a stop, which is independent of the vehicle roof. Preferably the stop is adjustable. Hereby the operative position of the air guiding strip can very easily be adjusted to different vehicle roofs. Further the invention relates to an open roof construction provided with the air guiding mechanism described hereinbefore.
  • The invention will hereafter be elucidated with reference to the drawing, which shows an embodiment of an air guiding mechanism according to the invention by way of example.
    • Fig. 1 is a schematic plan view of the opening in a vehicle roof in the fully opened position of the sliding panel, wherein the air guiding mechanism according to the invention can be seen.
    • Fig. 2 is an enlarged section along the line II-II in fig. 1, partially broken away, wherein, however, the panel is in its closed position.
    • Fig. 3 is a section corresponding to fig. 2, wherein the panel is, however, in its partially opened position.
  • The drawing illustrates an open roof construction for a vehicle, specifically an automobile, which is provided with an air guiding mechanism.
  • The fixed roof 1 of the vehicle comprises an opening 2, which can be closed by means of a sliding panel 3. An air guiding strip 4 is fitted on the front side of the roof opening 2, this. air guiding strip 4 comprising a central strip portion 5, which connects both sides by way of a bend 6 to a rearward bearing arm 7.
  • The central strip portion 5 as well as the bends 6 and rearward bearing arms 7 are of a substantially rigid construction and have a groove 8 in their lower surface, in which a thickening 9 of an elastic sealing section 10 is accommodated.
  • The bearing arms 7 are pivotally connected on their rear end to a gutter construction 11 of the open roof construction on both sides of the roof opening 2. To this end on each gutter construction 11 an U-shaped bearing section 12 is provided, whose rear portion is connected to a pivot shaft 13. This pivot shaft 13 passes through the rear end of the respective bearing arm 7, so that the respective bearing arm 7 and thereby the whole air guiding strip 4 can pivot about this pivot shaft 13. Each bearing arm 7 is provided with a recess 14 at its lower side, which recess 14 partially accommodated the bearing section 12 and further a compression spring means 15 in the downwardly pivoted position of the air guiding strip 4.
  • This compression means 15 comprises a compression spring 18, accommodated in telescopic bushes 16, 17. The lower bush 16 is pivotally connected to the front portion of the bearing section 12 by means of a transverse shaft 19. The upper bush 17 pivotally engages the bearing arm 7 near the front side thereof by means of a transverse shaft 20 provided in the respective bearing arm 7.
  • The bearing section 12 is not only connected to the respective bearing arm 7 of the air guiding strip 4 through the pivot shaft 13 and the telescopic bushes 16, 17 but further also by means of an adjustable blocking strip 21. At the side of the air guiding strip 4 this blocking trip 21 is provided with a stop 22, which can be locked in the direction of the blocking strip 21 by means of a counter stop 23 formed at the upper bush 17. This counter stop 23 further forms a guiding, which engages around an end portion of the blocking strip 21 provided with a stop 22 in such a way that the upper bush 17 is only movable in the longitudinal direction of this end portion of the blocking strip 21.
  • At the side of the bearing section 12 the blocking strip 21 has a slot 24 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which slot 24 is gutted for a screw 25 which further passes through a slot 26 in the bearing section 12 and through a hole in the gutter construction 11, the screw 25 clamping the blocking strip 21 onto the bearing section 12 and the bearing section 12 onto the gutter construction 11 by means of an nut 27 disposed underneath the gutter construction 11.
  • The slot 24 in the blocking strip 21 serves for adjusting the stop 22 formed on the blocking strip 21 and consequently for the height adjustment of the air guiding strip 4. The slot 26 in the bearing section 12 enables the air guiding strip 4 to be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the gutter construction 11.
  • A draw spring 29 engages the rear end 28 of the blocking strip 21, that lies at the side of the slot 24 and which is bent to an upwardly and backwardly inclined direction, the draw spring 29 being connected to the bearing section 12 at its other end and exerting a rearwardly directed tensive force onto the blocking strip 21. The purpose of this draw spring 29 will be elucidated hereinafter.
  • The blocking strip 21 is flexible and is guided between its ends around the lower end of the lower bush 16.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the panel 3 in its closed position, wherein a cam 30 provided on both sides underneath the panel 3 has come to engage with the respective bearing arm 7 of the air guiding strip 4 and has brought this into a downwardly pivoted position against the spring compression of the compression spring 18.
  • In fig. 3 the panel has been slid backwardly, while the engagement of the cams 30 underneath the panel 3 with the bearing arms 7 of the air guiding strip 4 has been released and the compression springs 18 have pivoted the air guiding strip 4 into a highest or operative position, which is determined by the stop 22 of the blocking strip 21.
  • The adjustment of the highest or operative position of the air guiding strip 4 can be carried out as follows:
    • In an opened position of the panel 3, as shown in fig. 3 the screws 25, which can be reached through a hole 31 in the respective bearing arm 7 are turned loose. The compression springs 18 in the telescopic bushes 16, 17 push the front side of the air guiding strip 4 upwardly, whereby the bearing arms 7 pivot about the pivot shafts 13 until the rear ends of the slots 24 which move forwardly as a consequence of the pivoting movement of the blocking strips 21 come into engagement with the respective screws 25.
    • In this position the air guiding strip 4 has reached its extreme outwardly pivoted position. During this pivoting movement the compressive force of the compression springs 18 should exceed the action of the draw springs 29, so that the stops 22 of the blocking strips 21 can be carried along by the counter stops 23.
  • When the air guiding strip 4 is hereafter moved downwardly, for instance by hand until the operative position thereof has been reached, each draw spring 29 will keep the respective blocking strip 21 with its stop 22 in contact with the counter stop 23 of the upper bush 17, so that the slot 24 in the blocking strip 21 moves backwardly with respect to the screw 25.
  • When in the operative position the screws 25 are tightened, so that the blocking strips 21 are clamped with respect to the respective bearing sections 12 the upward pivoting movement of the rear guiding strip 4 is limited up to this operative position.
  • In the working position the elastic sealing section 10 joints to the vertical wall at the front side of the roof opening 2.

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1. Air guiding mechanism for an open roof construction with a sliding panel (3), for a vehicle having a roof opening (2), the mechanism comprising an air guiding strip (4), which is of size to be fitted at the front edge of the roof opening (2), a stationary member (12) which is adapted to be secured to a vehicle roof (1, 11) and supports the air guiding strip (4), spring means (15) coupled to the air guiding strip (4) and the stationary member (12) to displace the air guiding strip (4) upwardly into an operative position when the panel (3) is being moved to its opened position, the air guiding strip (4) being returned to a rest position against the pressure of the spring means (15) under action of the panel (3) when the panel is being moved to its closed position, wherein the operative position of the air guiding strip (4) is determined by a stop (22), characterized in that the stop (22) is carried on a blocking means (21) interconnecting the air guiding strip (4) and the stationary member (12) and counteracting the force of the spring means (15) when the air guiding strip is in its upward operative position.
2. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that the stop (22) is adjustable.
3. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the blocking means (21) together with the stop (22) fixed thereto is adjustable.
4. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that the blocking means (21) can be adjustably mounted at one of its ends and carries the stop (22) at its other end, the stop (22) co-operating with a counter stop (23).
5. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that the blocking means (21) includes a blocking strip.
6. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that the blocking strip (21) is provided with a longitudinal slot (24) at the end facing away from the stop (22), the slot (24) being adapted for a screw (25), which co-operates with a nut (27).
7. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that after installation thereof in the vehicle the blocking strip (21) can be fixed with respect to the vehicle at the location of the slot (24).
8. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that a spring (29) engages the end of the blocking strip that lies near the slot (24), the spring (29) exerting a force onto this blocking strip, which is effective in a direction in the extension of the slot (24) and facing away from the blocking strip (21).
9. Air guiding mechanism according to one of the claims 5 to 8, wherein the air guiding strip (21) connects at both sides to a rearward rigid bearing arm (7), which is pivotally mounted on a bearing section serving as said stationary member (12) and with which the panel (3) engages when it is being closed, while each spring means (15) is provided underneath the respective bearing arm (7) and consists of a compression spring (18) accommodated in a telescopic bush assembly (16, 17), the lower part (16) of the bush assembly being pivotally connected to the bearing section (12) and the upper part (17) of the bush assembly being pivotally connected to the bearing arm (7), characterized in that two blocking strips (21) are used each provided with a stop (22), and at the upper part (17) of each bush assembly a guiding member (23) is formed for the end portion of the respective blocking strip (21) that includes the stop (22), the guiding member (23) being slidable in the longitudinal direction of the respective end portion of the blocking strip (21) and further serving as counter stop for the stop (22) on the blocking strip (21).
10. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 9, characterized in that each blocking strip (21) is guided between its ends around the lower end of the lower part (16) of the respective bush assembly.
11. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that each bearing section
(12) can be mounted in such way that it is adjustable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
12. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 11, characterized in that each bearing section (12) is provided with a longitudinal slot (26) for a mounting screw.
13. Air guiding mechanism according to claim 12, characterized in that each screw (25) for the respective blocking strip (21) also serves as mounting screw for the respective bearing section (12).
14. Open roof construction provided with an air guiding mechanism according to one of the preceding claims.
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